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Outbreak

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
128K
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POPULARITY
1,175
2,745
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Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
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Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.Army doctors struggle to find a cure for a deadly virus spreading throughout a California town that was brought to America by an African monkey.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
128K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,175
2,745
  • Director
    • Wolfgang Petersen
  • Writers
    • Laurence Dworet
    • Robert Roy Pool
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Rene Russo
    • Morgan Freeman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Wolfgang Petersen
  • Writers
    • Laurence Dworet
    • Robert Roy Pool
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Rene Russo
    • Morgan Freeman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 236User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations

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    Trailer 1:59
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    Dustin Hoffman and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Outbreak (1995)
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    Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and Arnold Kopelson at an event for Outbreak (1995)
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    Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)

    Top cast

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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Sam Danielsas Sam Daniels
    Rene Russo
    Rene Russo
    • Robby Keoughas Robby Keough
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • General Billy Fordas General Billy Ford
    Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    • Casey Schuleras Casey Schuler
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Major Saltas Major Salt
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • General Donald McClintockas General Donald McClintock
    Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    • Jimbo Scottas Jimbo Scott
    Zakes Mokae
    Zakes Mokae
    • Dr. Benjamin Iwabias Dr. Benjamin Iwabi
    Malick Bowens
    Malick Bowens
    • Dr. Raswanias Dr. Raswani
    Susan Lee Hoffman
    Susan Lee Hoffman
    • Dr. Lisa Aronsonas Dr. Lisa Aronson
    Benito Martinez
    Benito Martinez
    • Dr. Julio Ruizas Dr. Julio Ruiz
    Bruce Jarchow
    Bruce Jarchow
    • Dr. Mascellias Dr. Mascelli
    Leland Hayward III
    • Henry Sewardas Henry Seward
    Daniel Chodos
    • Rudy Alvarezas Rudy Alvarez
    Dale Dye
    Dale Dye
    • Colonel Briggsas Colonel Briggs
    Kara Keough
    Kara Keough
    • Kate Jeffriesas Kate Jeffries
    • (as Cara Keough)
    Gina Menza
    • Mrs. Jeffriesas Mrs. Jeffries
    Per Didrik Fasmer
    • Mr. Jeffriesas Mr. Jeffries
    • Director
      • Wolfgang Petersen
    • Writers
      • Laurence Dworet
      • Robert Roy Pool
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When investigating the village in Zaire, several huts are burned down. This is the traditional tribal method for controlling the spread of an infection in many parts of the world. Food and water are left outside the entrance to the dwelling, and the occupants cannot leave. If several days (usually three or four) of these supplies are not used, then the dwelling is burned down to stop the infection from spreading.
    • Goofs
      (at around 38 mins) When Keough is trying to interview Jimbo in the hospital ICU, he is clearly intubated. Intubated patients can not talk due to the fact that the intubation tube passes through their vocal cords.
    • Quotes

      General Donald McClintock: With all due respect, Colonel Daniels, if you do not follow us to Travis Air Force Base, I will blow you out of the sky.

      Sam Daniels: General, with all due respect, fuck you, sir.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Outbreak/Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh/Bye Bye Love/Losing Isaiah/Farinelli (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)
      Written and Performed by Pete Droge

      Courtesy of American Recordings

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews236

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Intrigue, action and suspense film about a deadly and rapacious virus spread in the air
    When a disease in Africa is found , extreme measures are necessary to stop a rapacious epidemic , as dinky Colonel Sam Daniels (Dustin Hoffman) of the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases is sent to discover it . When he reports back to his chef officer General Ford (Morgan Freeman) and tells him that they should put out an alert on this disease but the General that since the disease is so far away and not airborne that it can't possibly reach the U.S . However, a monkey from that part of Africa was captured by a man (Patrick Dempsey) and brought the USA and tried to sell it but when the person he tried to sell it to rejected it he released it. Col. Daniels wants to look into it but General Ford denies his request so he turns to his estranged ex-wife (Rene Russo) , who works at the Center for Disease Control or CDC to look into and they discover it's the African disease but since it kills very quickly, Col. Daniels feels that it's been contained until another outbreak and learns the virus makes the bubonic pest look like a cough . The virus expands rapidly in the air like a common cold but the Army superiors have an agenda to their own . Meanwhile Hoffman must contain the virus that's somehow made its way from Africa to the USA and the events go awry . But military intelligence (Donald Sutherland) have other plans to avoid deadly virus in which a sub-continent the size of America may be consumed and decimated .

    Suspense thriller with plenty of action and intrigue about a deadly virus is spread in the air . The pictures results to be a metaphor for AIDS panic in the same way that 50s extraterrestrial films mirrored fears of Red Menace . The story shows the scientific methods by which such viral ills are identified and tracked , including touches on the ethical problems as germ warfare , elimination of infected and several others . Nice performance for all-star-cast as Hoffman , Russo , Morgan Freeman as a good general , Cuba Gooding Jr as intrepid official expert on helicopters , Kevin Spacey as helper and many others . Appears unjustly uncredited T.J Walsh as US President , Dale Dye and Lance Kerwin . Colorful and appropriate cinematography by Michael Balhaus , Clint Eastwood's usual . Stirring and adequate musical score by James Newton Howard . Good direction by Petersen who does have its thrilling moments , most of them in the first half , though the second half degenerates in a superhero movie in which Hoffman turning into an one army man -almost caricature and barely credible- against the military intelligence represented by nasty Donald Sutherland . Wolfgang Petersen has directed very good films since his beginnings in Germany with ¨The Neverending story¨ and ¨Das Boot¨ ,after that , he emigrated US where realized ¨Night of shattered crystals¨, ¨Enemy mine¨ , and the successful ¨Air Force one¨and ¨The patriot¨ , though his last film was a semi-flop , the remake ¨Poseidon¨. Rating : well worth watching , better than average .
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bùng Nổ
    • Filming locations
      • Ferndale, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Arnold Kopelson Productions
      • Punch Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $67,659,560
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,420,387
      • Mar 12, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $189,859,560
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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